diff --git a/assets/js/_src/pageviews.js b/assets/js/_src/pageviews.js
index a9b641c..cf6184e 100644
--- a/assets/js/_src/pageviews.js
+++ b/assets/js/_src/pageviews.js
@@ -40,11 +40,15 @@ function countPV(path, rows) {
   return count;
 }
 
-function displayPageviews(rows, hasInit) {
-  if (rows === undefined) {
+
+function displayPageviews(data) {
+  if (data === undefined) {
     return;
   }
 
+  var hasInit = getInitStatus();
+  var rows = data.rows;
+
   if ($("#post-list").length > 0) { // the Home page
     $(".post-preview").each(function() {
       var path = $(this).children("h1").children("a").attr("href");
@@ -78,29 +82,35 @@ function displayPageviews(rows, hasInit) {
 
 }
 
+
+var getInitStatus = (function() {
+  var hasInit = false;
+  return function() {
+    if (hasInit) {
+      return true;
+    } else {
+      hasInit = true;
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+})();
+
+
 $(function() {
   // load pageview if this page has .pageviews
   if ($('.pageviews').length > 0) {
-    var hasInit = false;
 
     // Get data from daily cache.
-    $.getJSON('/assets/data/pageviews.json', function(data) {
-      displayPageviews(data.rows, hasInit);
-      hasInit = true;
-    });
+    $.getJSON('/assets/data/pageviews.json', displayPageviews);
 
-    $.getJSON('/assets/data/proxy.json', function(data) {
+    $.getJSON('/assets/data/proxy.json', function(meta) {
       $.ajax({
-        url: data.proxyUrl,
+        type: 'GET',
+        url: meta.proxyUrl,
         dataType: 'jsonp',
-        timeout: 2000,
-        success: function(data) {
-          displayPageviews(data.rows, hasInit);
-        },
-        error: function(xhr, status, err) {
-          console.log("Failed to load pageviews from proxy server.");
-          xhr.abort();
-          return;
+        jsonpCallback: "displayPageviews",
+        error: function(jqXHR, textStatus, errorThrown) {
+          console.log("Failed to load pageviews from proxy server: " + errorThrown);
         }
       });
 
diff --git a/assets/js/dist/pageviews.min.js b/assets/js/dist/pageviews.min.js
index 4af99f6..e302390 100644
--- a/assets/js/dist/pageviews.min.js
+++ b/assets/js/dist/pageviews.min.js
@@ -1 +1 @@
-function countUp(c,a,b){if(c<a){var d=new CountUp(b,c,a);if(!d.error){d.start()}else{console.error(d.error)}}}function countPV(f,e){var g=f.replace(/\/posts\//g,"").replace(/\//g,".html");var d=0;var c=f.replace(/posts\//g,"");for(var b=0;b<e.length;++b){var a=e[b][0];if(a==f||a==c||a.concat("/")==c||a.slice(a.lastIndexOf("/")+1)===g){d+=parseInt(e[b][1])}}return d}function displayPageviews(d,b){if(d===undefined){return}if($("#post-list").length>0){$(".post-preview").each(function(){var h=$(this).children("h1").children("a").attr("href");var g=countPV(h,d);g=(g==0?1:g);if(!b){$(this).find(".pageviews").text(g)}else{var f=parseInt($(this).find(".pageviews").text());if(g>f){countUp(f,g,$(this).find(".pageviews").attr("id"))}}})}else{if($(".post").length>0){var e=window.location.pathname;var c=countPV(e,d);c=(c==0?1:c);if(!b){$("#pv").text(c)}else{var a=parseInt($("#pv").text());if(c>a){countUp(a,c,"pv")}}}}}$(function(){if($(".pageviews").length>0){var a=false;$.getJSON("/assets/data/pageviews.json",function(b){displayPageviews(b.rows,a);a=true});$.getJSON("/assets/data/proxy.json",function(b){$.ajax({url:b.proxyUrl,dataType:"jsonp",timeout:2000,success:function(c){displayPageviews(c.rows,a)},error:function(e,c,d){console.log("Failed to load pageviews from proxy server.");e.abort();return}})})}});
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+function countUp(c,a,b){if(c<a){var d=new CountUp(b,c,a);if(!d.error){d.start()}else{console.error(d.error)}}}function countPV(f,e){var g=f.replace(/\/posts\//g,"").replace(/\//g,".html");var d=0;var c=f.replace(/posts\//g,"");for(var b=0;b<e.length;++b){var a=e[b][0];if(a==f||a==c||a.concat("/")==c||a.slice(a.lastIndexOf("/")+1)===g){d+=parseInt(e[b][1])}}return d}function displayPageviews(e){if(e===undefined){return}var b=getInitStatus();var d=e.rows;if($("#post-list").length>0){$(".post-preview").each(function(){var i=$(this).children("h1").children("a").attr("href");var h=countPV(i,d);h=(h==0?1:h);if(!b){$(this).find(".pageviews").text(h)}else{var g=parseInt($(this).find(".pageviews").text());if(h>g){countUp(g,h,$(this).find(".pageviews").attr("id"))}}})}else{if($(".post").length>0){var f=window.location.pathname;var c=countPV(f,d);c=(c==0?1:c);if(!b){$("#pv").text(c)}else{var a=parseInt($("#pv").text());if(c>a){countUp(a,c,"pv")}}}}}var getInitStatus=(function(){var a=false;return function(){if(a){return true}else{a=true;return false}}})();$(function(){if($(".pageviews").length>0){$.getJSON("/assets/data/pageviews.json",displayPageviews);$.getJSON("/assets/data/proxy.json",function(a){$.ajax({type:"GET",url:a.proxyUrl,dataType:"jsonp",jsonpCallback:"displayPageviews",error:function(b,d,c){console.log("Failed to load pageviews from proxy server: "+c)}})})}});
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